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BainsBane

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34. That got an administrative supoena

Fri May 17, 2013, 05:17 PM

May 2013

not a warrant. They never went to a judge. It does appear that what they did was legal, but I still consider it a violation of civil liberties. There is nothing right wing about it. I'm not going to decide infractions of civil liberties are okay as long as the government carrying it out is headed by Democrats rather than Republicans.

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Another Obama �Scandal�? Nope� GOP Rep Claims Responsibility For AP Surveillance [View all] Galraedia May 2013 OP

so now the administration's Amen Choir here can start to criticize the DOJ overreach? villager May 2013 #1

don't know where to go with that bluemarkers May 2013 #2

Bam! Control-Z May 2013 #3

It's not a question of who demanded it BainsBane May 2013 #4

Sorry. But the Supreme Court ruled that a pen register, that is a listing of phone numbers JDPriestly May 2013 #7

Did they just seize phone numbers in the AP case BainsBane May 2013 #8

It was numbers and timestamps. Jesus, that information is all over the web! randome May 2013 #9

I do have a job BainsBane May 2013 #12

Sorry. Did not mean to come across as rude. randome May 2013 #13

I'm reading up on it now BainsBane May 2013 #15

A gracious and fair-minded reply. And exactly how liberal should react... ms liberty May 2013 #23

um, I have a job too zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #16

well, I imagine there are many things I know BainsBane May 2013 #17

you can imagine all you want zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #19

Really? BainsBane May 2013 #26

You can wiggle out of this by using this well-known Rumsfeld backstop Samantha May 2013 #25

derp BainsBane May 2013 #27

yes, that does seem appropriate for you zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #44

wriggle out of what exactly? zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #43

Um, I don't have a job timdog44 May 2013 #32

huh, so romeysbain zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #45

I guess I will timdog44 May 2013 #46

Some people have more time consuming jobs than others obama2terms May 2013 #42

It is my understanding that it is just the phone numbers and dates of the calls. JDPriestly May 2013 #21

They had a subpoena. Did you not know that? randome May 2013 #10

It's an administrative subpoena issued by the department, never reviewed by cali May 2013 #37

Republicans blocked a bill that would have made it illegal Galraedia May 2013 #14

+1. Fell in their own trap. freshwest May 2013 #28

The way I understand it, John2 May 2013 #30

Thinking Back! cynzke May 2013 #33

That got an administrative supoena BainsBane May 2013 #34

they didn't get a warrant. they issued their own administrative subpoena cali May 2013 #38

K&R :) Tx4obama May 2013 #5

K&R! sheshe2 May 2013 #6

WTH, was he thinking? Connecting some dots with reality Cha May 2013 #11

totally predictable-- the most serious "scandal" NoMoreWarNow May 2013 #18

LOL! Be careful what you ask for because Gman May 2013 #20

K/R CakeGrrl May 2013 #22

Imagine that Hekate May 2013 #24

You know, this just gets better & better. Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #29

Guess it's going to be awhile before Rep. Gowdy gets another invite to Fox News. tanyev May 2013 #31

Too late. Obama already took credit for it via "I make no apologies" nt limpyhobbler May 2013 #35

The GOP isn't even trying to hide their tactics: tofuandbeer May 2013 #36

No one's talking about restraining gun violence or the sequester now, and both are killing people. freshwest May 2013 #40

K&R freshwest May 2013 #39

Yup. Up2Late May 2013 #41

After reading this entire thread timdog44 May 2013 #47